Jose Maria Madurga, 54, an owner of lottery office, celebrates after selling the first prize Christmas lottery ticket El Gordo, or The Fat One, with the number 05490, in Pamplona, northern Spain ...

FILE - Lottery sellers celebrate in front of their shop after selling a winning ticket of the first prize of Spain's Christmas lottery ''El Gordo'' of calle Aranal de Madrid, on Dec. 22, 2022.

It was the eve of the famous Spanish Christmas lottery, which dates back to 1812. People from all over the world lined up for their final chance to get a ticket 20 euros apiece at a place that ...

The famous Spanish Christmas lottery with prize of £2bn that Brits can enter Unlike many other lotteries, the lottery known as "El Gordo" has an eccentric system that sees most hopefuls buying ...

Store employees celebrate after selling the winning Christmas lottery ticket known as El Gordo, or The Fat One, in Logrono, Spain, Dec. 22, 2024.

Two days before Christmas Eve, the world-famous Spanish Christmas lottery will distribute winnings totalling more than €2.7 billion ($2.8 billion) on Sunday. This is €112 million more than the ...

VIC, Spain -- The fat man came early to this Catalan town known for churches and convents, blessing it with Christmas lottery winnings of $612 million.

MADRID -- Spain kicked off the winter holidays with its huge Christmas lottery known as "El Gordo," and an unemployed Peruvian woman was among the winners of The Fat One's top $425,000 prize Thursday.